Angel ID

[davidcalgary29]

Queen angel? Bahamas, 2018, just in from tide line

 

[vetteguy53081]

Queen angel? Bahamas, 2018, just in from tide line

Can’t open video on my phone
Can you provide any still pics under white lighting?

 

[davidcalgary29]

Can’t open video on my phone
Can you provide any still pics under white lighting?

Added a still...not of the best quality, but I wasn't expecting this visitor, either.

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

Looks like a queen.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Looks like juvenile majestic angel but can also be Atlantic blue

 

[i cant think]

Looks to me like it’s a transitioning species, not a juvenile. I’d say it’s a Atlantic blue sue to the colours looking more grey than yellow.

 

[bruno3047]

A better picture would certainly help, but that’s either a queen juvenile or a blue juvenile. You can tell the difference, at that size, by the white stripes on the side. If they’re curved that’s a queen, if they’re straight that’s a blue. Of course, it can also be a Townsend Angelfish which is a cross between a queen and a blue. Also, as they grow, queens tend to get orange coloration inside the blue border on the fins, where the blue gets yellow coloration. It could also be a Passer or King angelfish. Those are all Atlantic species. Hard to tell with such a poor photo

 

[bruno3047]

Dupe

 

[bruno3047]

I’m pretty sure it’s a Passer. Beautiful fish, but nasty. Here’s some pictures of Passer angel juveniles.

 

[ge2655]

Looks like a Queen. Not uncommon for them to come in shore from the reef to breed. Have seen many Queens, Blues and Frenches on the rock jetties at Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale). Few months later, there are juveniles all over the place. Most likely the same on the islands.
-Gary

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Queen angel? Bahamas, 2018, just in from tide line

One key to identifying fish is the location. Blue angels are very rare in the Bahamas, Bolhke and Chaplin only list three examples in their book - Two from Bimini and one from a drop off near Nassau. Therefore, this is a Queen angel (oh, and it looks like one also, a blue at this size would be much more subdued in color).

Jay

 

[davidcalgary29]

One key to identifying fish is the location. Blue angels are very rare in the Bahamas, Bolhke and Chaplin only list three examples in their book - Two from Bimini and one from a drop off near Nassau. Therefore, this is a Queen angel (oh, and it looks like one also, a blue at this size would be much more subdued in color).

Jay

Thanks! I snapped a picture of this at the base of our dock at the family home on Long Island. We're on the leeward side of the island, which is directly on the Great Bahama Bank, which has a very shallow depth andis not near any reefs whatsoever, so I was quite surprised to see it. I've never seen any angelfish at all on this side of the island, so it was quite a surprise seeing this one.

 

[nereefpat]

Passer and majestic are Pacific species.

Really, the options were only queen and blue.

 

[rmorris_14]

I’m pretty sure it’s a Passer. Beautiful fish, but nasty. Here’s some pictures of Passer angel juveniles.

The back of the top and bottom fins look different.

 

[Rmckoy]

Looks like a queen but i could be wrong

 

[bruno3047]

Passer and majestic are Pacific species.

Really, the options were only queen and blue.

Yep. That’s correct. I was wrong on the Passer. Queen probably. And much more advanced in its growth than I originally thought. I think I remember Paul B mentioning catching some Caribbean species in his nets off Long Island, where he lives. Definitely remember him talking about butterflies, can’t recall if he mentioned any Holacanthus species.

 

[dedragon]

that is a queen, I used to scuba dive a lot around the caribbean and they are very common to see from the reefs. Weird to see at the dock like that

 

[davidcalgary29]

that is a queen, I used to scuba dive a lot around the caribbean and they are very common to see from the reefs. Weird to see at the dock like that

It was a very unusual tide that sometimes come in with a full moon around the solstices and equinoxes -- it felt swollen and "fecund", for lack of a better word, with all sorts of unusual reef species coming right up to the shore (like the puffer in the other video). There were also a bunch of mating stingrays at the shore, which I've never seen.

 

[i cant think]

It was a very unusual tide that sometimes come in with a full moon around the solstices and equinoxes -- it felt swollen and "fecund", for lack of a better word, with all sorts of unusual reef species coming right up to the shore (like the puffer in the other video). There were also a bunch of mating stingrays at the shore, which I've never seen.

That must’ve been a real sight to see!

 

[i cant think]

Thanks! I snapped a picture of this at the base of our dock at the family home on Long Island. We're on the leeward side of the island, which is directly on the Great Bahama Bank, which has a very shallow depth andis not near any reefs whatsoever, so I was quite surprised to see it. I've never seen any angelfish at all on this side of the island, so it was quite a surprise seeing this one.

Also it’s a definite queen, Greys as said above aren’t that bright in colour at that size (Well, greys aren’t really ever that bright in yellow but hey, they’re still beautiful, it’s like Pomacanthus paru vs Pomacanthus arcuatus one’s fuller than the other but is still just as great to watch).